mascon

mas·con

[mas-kon]
noun Geology.
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.

Origin:
1965–70; mas(s) + con(centration)

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mascon (ˈmæskɒn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of several lunar regions of high gravity
 
[C20: from mas(s) + con(centration)]

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mascon

a region of excess gravitational attraction on the surface of the Moon. The word is a contraction of mass concentration

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